Musical
Musical , adjective
[Compare French musical.]
Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.
Collocations (3)
Musical box or Music box , a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up spring mechanism or by batteries.
Musical fish (Zoology) , any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.
Musical glasses , glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. Compare Harmonica, 1.
Musical , noun
1.
Music. [Obsolete]
To fetch home May with their musical.
2.
A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. [Colloquial]
3.
A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a musical drama or musical play; as, Oklahoma! was a breakthrough in the form and popularity of the musical.